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Foreign office says: Russian Polls: Quotes from Russian press: The image:
Russian presence at the con-
ference of foreign ministers of
ASEAN is seen now as a mat-
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 08.08.2007 Novye Izvestia, 08.07.2007
ter of course, as an integral
Kremlin has reduced the posi- Russians are sorry that Putin
part of the process of integra-
tions of two first deputy prime is leaving power, but do not
tion and the creation of secu-
ministers – Sergei Ivanov and expect his departure to pro-
rity systems.
Dmitry Medvedev – seen as the voke catastrophic or radical
most likely successors to Vladi- change. The overwhelming
IGOR MIHALEV_RIA NOVOSTI
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs mir Putin. Now the “ordinary” majority of people believe that
On August 22 Russia is mark-
Sergey Lavrov
vice premiers and first vice pre- his successors will carry on his
ing the National Flag Day. The
holiday was inaugurated on
www.mid.ru
SOURCE: WWW.WCIOM.COM miers have equal status.
policies.
August 20, 1994.
In the future the Asia-Pacific region will be the fastest-
The opposition’s
growing part of the world and an investors paradise
dissaray is lucky
ASEAN
for some
“They’ve had good luck ed the tug-of-war between the
with high oil prices, that’s two leaders was one of the
all,” detractors from the main reasons why Other Rus-
current government say sia fell apart.
with a shrug, reluctant In the meantime President
to acknowledge its Putin has not yet said whom
achievements. But on other he would like to see as his suc-
Collective security
matters they remain divided cessor. The list of opposition
— which is further good luck candidates, however, is bal-
for the incumbent regime. looning. In Russia, it is risky,
SERGEY KUKSIN_RG not to say dangerous, to an-
is the long-term aim
VALERY VYZHUTOVICH
nounce presidential ambi-
JOURNALIST tions a year before the ballot
— the hopeful may perish in
Russia has not had such a the dense atmosphere of the
weak and disorderly opposi- race. That is why the Krem-
tion since the collapse of the lin will not name its own candi-
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Soviet Union. A recent con- date. Besides, it isn’t yet sure
An oriental love story
ference in Moscow of Other what its choice will be, and it
I would like to map out pros- Russia, an opposition coalition does not want a false start.
pects for our cooperation in with no representation in par- The opposition is in a differ-
countering terrorism. We have ASEAN, a grouping of 10 South visa requirements for Russians liament, showed once again ent situation. They have noth-
made practical achievements East Asian nations, presents in one more country — the Phil- that they cannot agree among ing to lose.
in this sphere, including set- a dilemma for Russian foreign ippines. Russians are crossing themselves. It is yesterday’s Most Russians are sceptikal
ting up direct contacts between policy. So far Russia-ASEAN many ASEAN borders with only a news that the coalition has fall- of the opposition. Neverthe-
the departments involved and relations have been a political quick stamp in the passport. en apart. less, opposition candidates
a system for sharing informa- love story. But that love seems But there is also such a thing as Coalition leaders could not still might run for the presi-
tion. Our partners would like to be too platonic for Russia’s ASEAN business pragmatism. reach agreement on their pres- dency, and they need a can-
us to help them train person- liking, devoid of material foun- The 10 nations may disagree idential candidate. According didate. He or she will certain-
nel and equip the agencies in- dation — that is to say, trade. with the U.S. on many matters, to the initial arrangement, re- ly not be a strong rival to the
volved in counter-terrorist ac- That is the basic background but they heartily agree with U.S.- gional conferences of Other Kremlin nominee, but impor-
tivities. to the optimistic statements ASEAN trade, which amounts to Russia throughout the country tantly enough they can pub-
There are two centers in Sergei Lavrov made recently $168 billion. were supposed to make their licize an alternative platform
ASEAN engaged in different in Manila, where the annual Russia, not exactly a consum- own nominations for a subse- and show that Russia still has
aspects of the fight against ter- ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) er-goods exporting nation, is Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov quent congress made up of a people with different points of
rorism, and Russia has rela- was held. strong where oil, gas, atomic thousand delegates, where view, even though they do not
tions with both. The oft-touted comparison of power and related technolo- one of them would be elected make up a majority.
I believe that ASEAN will also ASEAN and the EU produces a gies are concerned. But these countries continue their inte- cess and that we will be able to in a kind of a primary. Under these circumstances,
establish similar contacts with weird paradox from the point of things are irrelevant to its trade gration. apply its experience to other in- Former Prime Minister Mi khail who cares about approval rat-
the Shanghai Cooperation view of Russia’s foreign policy. with ASEAN — the region is too On a bilateral level, I had con- ternational forums. Kasyanov is rumoured to have ings?
Organisation and the Com- Exactly one half of Russia’s for- far away for a pipeline. ASEAN structive meetings with my The Philippines, Indonesia, objected to this arrangement It is unlikely that the opposi-
monwealth of Independent eign trade is with the EU. In case gives Russia a good chance to Australian and Indonesian Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and because he could not be sure tion nominee will drop out be-
States. of ASEAN while Russia-ASEAN develop its non-energy related counterparts, primarily in the Vietnam are all interested in that he would be chosen. fore registration because the
In the foreseeable future, the trade is a negligible $5 billion, export. But that is a long way run-up to President Vladimir a nuclear-free North Korea. Though he is convinced he Kremlin, too, will gain by the
Asia-Pacific region, including these two entities are on each off, and friendly political ties do Putin’s visit to those countries The very name of the subject is the only eligible opposi- presence of a rival candidate.
the Russian Far East, will be other’s best-of-friends lists. not guarantee a success. in September. There is every — North-East Asian security tion candidate, the meetings Too strong to be wary of any
the fastest growing part of the Just one example. Sergei Lav-
DMITRY KOSYREV
reason to hope that both visits — allows us to draw from the of a year ago came as an un- competitor, its public image
world and the one most attrac- rov returned from Manila bear-
POLITICAL COLUMNIST
will yield a sizable package of positive experience of the six- pleasant surprise to him when will improve if there is a proper
tive to investors. This is where ing news about the scrapping of RIA NOVOSTI specific agreements. I also met party negotiations and to in- Left and Right alike openly contest at the polls.
we can make the best possible my Indian and Chinese coun- volve other countries in the pro- doubted he was the person to It is in the interests of both the
use of our combined potential. terparts and agreed to hold an- cess. Later, this may develop unite them. Now, Garry Kasp- Kremlin and the nation to go to
Both we and our partners think other trilateral meeting of for- into a collective-security orga- arov, the chess champion, is next year's presidential polls
the same on this score. planning to set up an economic economic interdependence. eign ministers. nization. That is our long-term sure that he will win the pri- with a wide range of options
We have a program for the community that will raise them We have not yet achieved the In the near future, Moscow will objective.
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mary and consolidate the op- across the entire political spec-
long-term development of the to a new level of integration. latter, but it will take shape and play host to a working group position. trum. But just a few doubts
Far East and Eastern Siberia, Our partnership with ASEAN is gain momentum as we devel- on security in North-East Asia. Prepared by The power struggle that start- about who will prevail.
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while ASEAN countries are based on financial benefits and op our Far East and ASEAN We hope that it will be a suc- Evgeniy Shestakov
Have you heard of the Other
Language is one of many things that still tie together the former Soviet bloc
Russia movement?
When a little paranoia is good for you
“When people from the one of many things that still tie to- ers in Latvia from discrimination. The concept of Russian world Luckily, paranoia can some-
Georgian and Ukrainian gether the countries of the former “Does the Russian government (russkiy mir), ushered into times be helpful. Concern about
television meet, which Soviet bloc. Just like the old TU think I need protection?” the public sphere by Pres- the state of the language led to
language do you think they jet that the Polish president uses Indeed, it does. Because this ident Vladimir Putin in his renewed attention to the prob-
use?” asked Natalya Ivanova, for foreign visits, it is reliable and person, whether he wants it or State of the Union speech in lems of teachers of Russian, es-
director of development at user-friendly even if it is not quite in not, is a part of the Russian April, came into being at the pecially the ones living abroad.
the Eurasian Academy of TV fashion in some places. I remem- world. If his children do not right moment. Never have we President Putin promised to
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Broadcasting. ber how at an international con- speak the language that can been more concerned about create the National Russian
ference on post-Soviet space, make them feel at home from the state of our language as Language Foundation, which
DMITRY BABICH
held in Riga, people scrambled Kaliningrad to Mongolia, this now. Not only school teach- would promote Russian lan-
SPECIAL FOR RBTH
to express themselves in Eng- will be a loss for them. So, a jour- ers, but even taxi drivers guage and culture all over the Editor’s message:
lish during the panel discussions, nalist from Diena indeed needs complain about the “contam- world. And the first vice-premier
but switched to Russian in the protection – from forgetting in ination” of the language by In- Dmitry Medvedev at a confer- As Valery Vyzhutovich’s article confirms, Russia is a country of
The answer is Russian. And it is cafeteria. “I am also a Russian- the same way we need protec- ternet Newspeak, criminal jar- ence in June made an official many voices and many views. We at Russia Beyond The Head-
true not only for journalists, but speaker,” a local journalist from tion from forgetting Latvian gon and plain swearing. Never estimate of the number of Rus- lines believe that these voices, each expressing different thoughts
for all professions, from diplo- Latvia’s Diena newspaper said music and cinema, which were have we heard more about the sian speakers in the world: 274 about political developments in Russia, are of great interest to the
mats to truck drivers. sourly, mocking Moscow’s at- extremely popular in Soviet “retreat” of Russian in all Eur- million. Not bad for a “retreating” world outside. We will be using this space to present the whole
Indeed, the Russian language is tempts to protect Russian speak- times. asia. language.
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spectrum of different opinions.
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